Play4min 08secFor nurses serving homeless, hospitality comes firstFebruary 17, 2015 3:12 PMBy Dan OlsonConversation is a central aim of nurses and volunteers at the Augsburg College Central Health Commons in downtown Minneapolis.
Play3min 59secLongtime community activist Robert Hickman dies at 79February 5, 2015 6:21 PMBy Dan OlsonRobert Hickman, a community activist who helped found the Inner City Youth League, died Jan. 28. Friends remembered his contributions to the league, a beacon of hope to young black people.
Play4min 07secFrom Duluth, harpmaker masters an Irish artJanuary 29, 2015 4:00 AMBy Dan OlsonDavid Kortier has been making early Irish harps in Duluth for more than 20 years, one of only a handful of people in the world to preserve the craft.
Play4min 02secRetiring pharmacist made drugstore a community hubJanuary 16, 2015 2:49 PMBy Dan OlsonAfter four decades of making his Schneider Drug store a welcoming place, owner Tom Sengupta is retiring. In his honor, Minneapolis has declared today Tom Sengupta Day.
Play4min 04secLong road, big dreams for Rwandan student in St. PaulJanuary 13, 2015 4:50 PMBy Dan OlsonShe's only a freshman, but Hamline economics major Linda Umwali has already set a goal. She wants to become Rwanda's finance minister.
Play4min 06sec'Success coach' guides students with toughness and careJanuary 6, 2015 12:42 PMBy Dan OlsonWhether with the student drum line or in the halls between classes, Jamal Abdur-Salaam expects a lot from the students at John A. Johnson Elementary in St. Paul.
Play4min 07secSearching for hygge: Danes create winter warmth through food, talkDecember 23, 2014 2:30 PMBy Dan OlsonDanes in Minnesota are importing "hygge," the perfect antidote to holiday stress.
Play4min 00secChasing away the gray: Steel drums find a place in MN music cultureDecember 18, 2014 4:00 AMBy Dan OlsonSteel drum music has spread across the globe from Trinidad to the University of Minnesota, where a teacher and her students are bringing the Caribbean sound to the frozen north.
Play4min 26secAt St. John's, a quest to save ancient textsDecember 5, 2014 3:07 PMBy Dan OlsonScholars in Iraq and at St. John's University in Collegeville are working together to save documents, many of them Christian in origin, that define Middle Eastern culture.
Play3min 55secIn Grand Marais, she's the community's woman for all seasonsNovember 26, 2014 8:30 AMBy Dan OlsonWoodblock print artist, food co-op founder, electric bass player for the winter solstice celebration. Betsy Bowen fills many roles in Grand Marais.